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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on mispronunciation in Surat al-Fatihah and its effect on the validity of the prayer and leading the prayer

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does error and mispronunciation in Surat al-Fatihah invalidate the prayer? And if the error changes the meaning, for example, if it alters the meaning, it invalidates the prayer, meaning it is not permissible for him to be an imam, as for

Answer:
If he does not do anything other than this, he prays a valid prayer. If he does not do anything other than this, he prays a valid prayer. If it is established that he can be an imam for those who are like him in recitation, as for one who is good at recitation, it is not permissible for him to pray behind him if his mispronunciation changes the meaning.
Source الخطأ في سورة الفاتحة في الصلاة — alfawzan.live

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